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NASHVILLE, Tenn ― Florida basketball finds itself in prime position to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Florida Gators (29-4) can lock it up with a win over Tennessee in the SEC Tournament finals on Sunday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
UF moved up to No. 2 in the KenPom rankings with a 104-82 win over Alabama in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Florida, Duke and Houston, all projected No. 1 seeds, are the only three teams in the country that rank in the Top 10 in the nation in offensive and defensive efficiency.
Florida remains at No. 4 in the NET on Selection, with a 10-4 record against Quad 1 opponents and a combined 19-4 record against Quad 1 and 2 opponents.
If Florida secures the top seed, it will be the third time in program history that the Gators enter NCAA Tournament with a No. 1 seed. The last time was in 2014, a season that ended with UF reaching the Final Four for the fifth time in program history, before falling to eventual national champion UConn.
ESPN's Joe Lundari projects Florida as a No. 1 seed in the West Region (San Francisco, Calif), opening NCAA Tournament play on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., against 16-seed Norfolk State.
CBS Sports.com's Jerry Palm projects Florida as the No. 1 seed in the West Region (San Francisco, Calif) opening NCAA Tournament play on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., against 16-seed Norfolk State.
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Where Florida basketball ranks in latest March Madness bracketology
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The Florida Gators (29-4) can lock it up with a win over Tennessee in the SEC Tournament finals on Sunday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
UF moved up to No. 2 in the KenPom rankings with a 104-82 win over Alabama in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Florida, Duke and Houston, all projected No. 1 seeds, are the only three teams in the country that rank in the Top 10 in the nation in offensive and defensive efficiency.
Florida remains at No. 4 in the NET on Selection, with a 10-4 record against Quad 1 opponents and a combined 19-4 record against Quad 1 and 2 opponents.
If Florida secures the top seed, it will be the third time in program history that the Gators enter NCAA Tournament with a No. 1 seed. The last time was in 2014, a season that ended with UF reaching the Final Four for the fifth time in program history, before falling to eventual national champion UConn.
Florida basketball's Bracketology projections
ESPN projections
ESPN's Joe Lundari projects Florida as a No. 1 seed in the West Region (San Francisco, Calif), opening NCAA Tournament play on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., against 16-seed Norfolk State.
CBS Sports projections
CBS Sports.com's Jerry Palm projects Florida as the No. 1 seed in the West Region (San Francisco, Calif) opening NCAA Tournament play on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., against 16-seed Norfolk State.
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Where Florida basketball ranks in latest March Madness bracketology
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